Top 5 No-Equipment Exercises for Home, the Office, or on the Go

Stay Fit at Home or the Office by Utilizing These Five No-Equipment Exercises

Are you one of the many who want to get fit or at least maintain your fitness levels but feel you just never seem to have enough time for exercise? No excuses anymore!

Here are five powerful bodyweight exercises that you can perform just about anywhere. Whether you are at home, in the office or on the road, take a few minutes out of your day and utilize these exercises.

If you want to strengthen your core, maintain a pain free back, build muscle, and burn calories in the process, these five no equipment required exercises are a great place to start.

So without further ado, here are five awesome no-equipment exercises to perform anywhere. Enjoy!

Top 5 No-Equipment Exercises to Perform at Home, the Office or on the Go

#5. Cobra

Why the Cobra is one of the Top 5 No-Equipment Exercises to Perform at Home or Office

If you are exercising at home there is a good chance you also spend a lot of time there.

The prone cobra involves strengthening the chronically weak muscles that are problematic for sedentary people and office workers.

The cobra also helps lengthen the antagonist muscles in your chest and anterior deltoids as well as strengthen your lower back and glutes. Perform this exercise on the ground or utilize a ball as shown in the video.

#4. Planks

Why the Plank is one of the Top 5 No-Equipment Exercises to Perform at Home or Office

The plank is a great exercise for working out at home or the office for many reasons.

First of all, plank exercises work your deep core muscles which are chronically weak in people who spend a lot of time sitting down and even seasoned gym goers who neglect the deep spinal stabilizer muscles.

Secondly, plank exercises are very versatile and you can progress the difficulty by using simple household objects.

All versions of the plank are great for strengthening your core and stabilization of your body which can make you more efficient at all functional movements, not to mention tighten the muscles in your mid-section.

#3. Squats

Why Squats are one of the Top 5 No-Equipment Exercises to Perform at Home or Office

Many consider squats to be the king of all exercises. You do not need tons of weights to get an effective leg workout with squats.

Squats strengthen some of the largest muscles of your body as well as help improve your balance and coordination.

Working the large muscle groups of your body is most important for speeding up your metabolism, so next time you get on the floor to do some crunches, you should realize that squats are far more effective for helping you burn fat from all of your body.

You can perform squats at home with many household objects to increase the difficulty if the standard squat becomes too easy.

The Bottom Line

While these five exercises obviously aren’t the only exercises that you can use to your advantage pretty much anywhere and anytime during the day, they are five powerful ones that I highly recommend you add to your arsenal. In fact, throw in a few more upper body exercises and you’ve got yourself a powerful little workout on your hands.

Exercises like many of these that utilize your large muscle groups not only improve muscle definition, they burn a ton of calories for improved fat burn. These five touch many major large muscle groups in your body including your back, chest, and powerful glutes. Core strength and stabilization is also covered with these five and that is a must if you want to keep your overall body strong and in optimal alignment.

On top of calorie burn potential and sheer strength building, these exercises will help to improve your posture if regularly performed. Poor posture is something that plagues many of us thanks to our modern digital and often sedentary lifestyle.

Rounded shoulders and a question mark back are not only less desirable aesthetically (think Quasimodo!), poor posture (aka., muscle imbalances) will negatively impact you in the long run in a big way if nothing is done to maintain your bodies natural alignment.

But now you have no excuse to not fit some exercise into your busy schedule. So what are you waiting for? Go exercise! I hope you enjoyed my top five no-equipment required exercise list. Thanks for reading.

What are your favorite no-equipment exercises? Let me know in the comments below…